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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 91.55 mi[1] (147.34 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932–present | |||
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| West end |   US 20 / US 395 in Burns | |||
 OR 205 near Burns | ||||
| East end |  US 95 in Burns Junction | |||
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Oregon Route 78 is an Oregon state highway running from Burns in Harney County to Burns Junction in Malheur County. OR 78 is known as the Steens Highway No. 442 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 91.55 miles (147.34 km) long and runs northwest to southeast.
Route description
OR 78 begins at an intersection with US 20 and US 395 in Burns and continues southeast through Crane and New Princeton to Burns Junction, where it ends at an intersection with US 95.
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Intersection of US 95 and Oregon Route 78
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Steens Mountain from OR 78
History
OR 78 was assigned to the Burns-Crane Highway No. 24 when the Oregon route numbering system was initiated in 1932.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Harney | Burns | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 20 / US 395 – John Day, Ontario, Lakeview, Bend | |
| | 1.73 | 2.78 | OR 205 – Frenchglen, Denio | ||
| Malheur | Burns Junction | 91.55 | 147.34 | US 95 – Jordan Valley, Boise, McDermitt, Winnemucca | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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US 20 & US 395, Oregon Route 78 Intersection
References
- ^ a b "Steens Highway No. 442" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. April 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2012.